A view of East Chang'an (Eternal Peace) Avenue - 东长安街 - in Beijing, looking towards Tian'anmen Square. The traditional wooden archway was demolished later in the 1950s when the road was widened.
The text below left: Chang'an Street is the most beautiful and widest street in Beijing, centered on Tiananmen Square, ends at Dongdan Archway in the east and Xidan Archway in the west, and is the main traffic route between the east and west of the city. In the evening it is brightly lit, and the working people come here for a walk after work (长安街是北京最美、最宽阔的大街,以天安门为中 心,东至东单牌楼,西至西单牌楼,是东西城的交通要 道,晚间,灯火辉煌,劳动人民工作之后,多来这里散步。).